iomadh

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish imbed, imbad, from Proto-Celtic *imbetom.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iomadh m (genitive singular iomaidh, no plural)

  1. a lot of, many, many a, a number of, various, diverse
    iomadh rudmany things, many a thing
    iomadh turasmany a time, often

Usage notes

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  • Like English "many", only used for countable nouns.
  • Although describing more than one item, the noun following iomadh is in the singular.
  • In the nominative case the noun following iomadh remains in the nominative as well.

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iomadh n-iomadh h-iomadh t-iomadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “iomadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC